The Best and Worst FX pedals you have tried or owned ?

[Rock Fella]

To me, effects are like a red flag to a bull, I hate them but understand some forms of music do indeed require a tone that cannot be gained without them.

For me the very best Fx pedals ive owned were:

Analogman Tubescreamer TS9, never shoulda sold it, sweet tones all the way.

My current Morley Bad Horsie Wah 2, its a gem , none of that stomping away to get it to work and tonally, i love it.

Honourable mention to Barber Direct Drive, a giantkiller and ridiculous value for money.



And the worst I can remember:

Boss MT2 metal zone, two hornets having a farting contest in a jam jar, 10 minutes with this was 9 minutes too long.

Digitech RP6 multifx unit, not a usable tone in the whole thing.

Boss CS3 compressor, simply awful, noise and poor tone by the bucketloads.

MXR C101 compressor, read the hype , bought one, sold it within a week, tone killer !!!!!!


theres a few, lets readabout your gems and your not so goods and did you keep them.

[jokerjkny]

Best:

Lovetone ??? Flange - like a midi synth / fried funkifier in one.

Worst:

Guyatone Fuzz2000 - what was i thinking?

[melondaoust]

Best:

-Reverend Drive Train II
-Teese Picture Wah
-Cool Cat Chorus
-TC Electronic Chorus/Flanger/PM *Droooool*

Worst:
-Boss Super Chorus
-Boss Dual Overdrive (I'm starting to see a trend here...)
-Digitech RP5 (Eeek!)

[Shakkal]

Worst:

- DOD Hard Rock Distortion (... I was young and clueless :rolleyes: )
- Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Wah
- Vox Reissue Tonebender
- Boss CE-3 chorus

The good ones are too many to mention ... Teese Wahs, MJMs in general, Barber DDSS, Barber LTD, Soulbender, '70, COT 50 ... each do their own thing well.

Surprising finds (for me): DOD FX-52 Classic Fuzz, DOD FX-65 Stereo Chorus, Ibanez EM-5 Echomachine.

[somedude]

I'll limit myself to one of each.....

Best - EHX Small Clone. I've managed to break it a few times, but it's always sounded good. If the Analogman version sounds just as good, I'll definatly need to update this post.

Worst - DOD Punkifier. I plugged it in, played three chords, and unplugged it. 'Nuff said.

[Rock Fella]

Originally posted by screamingdaisy

Worst - DOD Punkifier. I plugged it in, played three chords, and unplugged it. 'Nuff said.

if i was there right now buddy , id kick your arse for even plugging your guitar into that steaming pile of crap. all i need to see is DOD and thats enuff for me not to even bother with it.

[ericb]

This is really hard to say but bests include:
old Mutron Flanger... unfortunately no longer have it
Axis Research Fuzz Faze.. don't use much but 1 of the best I've owned
Klon.. 1 of the best
ZVex Fuzz Factory .. needed money and sold it years ago.. but loved it
Backstepper-modded BOss Ds1.. use it every week
(I emailed him telling him how much I loved the 2 pedals of his I use all the time, and asked what he was doing these days, and he didn't even return the emails!! YIKES)
I have(or have had) WAY too many other great ones so can't go thru them...

AS for worst... not many.. I hated the Boss cs2 compressor. Some love it
I hated the BlackBox Ultraviolet Fuzz.. I'm sure some love it!
I didn't like a HErmida Fuzz Face I had ... now he's 1 of the hottest pedal guys on this forum
Worst hype of all time for me was the original MJM London Fuzz pedal, but whatever....

Pedals that are great and really cheap are:
DOD FX10 bifet preamp
Ibanez em5 echo machine
Danolectro French Toast octave FUzz
Arion Chorus
etc,etc

ERIC

[theelectic]

Originally posted by Rock Fella
if i was there right now buddy , id kick your arse for even plugging your guitar into that steaming pile of crap. all i need to see is DOD and thats enuff for me not to even bother with it.

Ah you're missing out on a couple of gems man - besides the BiFet FX10 mentioned above, depending on your POV the FX33 Buzz Box is the BEST horrible grinding noise generator ever, or the WORST sounding pedal ever made :) :)

[wichita]

The BEST
My Chicago Iron Pedals
All the stuff that Sean at Love Pedal makes.

Worst:
I haven't owned any but all of the DOD (Donny Osmond Devices) sound pretty crappy.

[landru64]

i think it's too easy to list pedals that are sort of supposed to be crappier than all this boutique stuff, so i really appreciate the posts that list something that OUGHT to or is SUPPOSEDLY good.

so, for the record:

BEST:
Cornish TES delay or close second: Blues Pearl Tejas Trem

WORST:
Trex replica

[bigolcasino]

FWIW, some of the old 70's DOD pedals were fantastic. The old large-bodied, AC powered DOD Chorus 690 Chorus with the footswitchable speed ramping is incredible, and gives a great 'doubled' guitar sound.
It's been on my board for years along with my other favorites; the old red ROSS Flanger, which does both a stupidly good leslie sound and a great 'barracuda' thing, and the Klon, king of the boosts.

Worst? The Prescription Electronics Dual Tone. Two flavors of flatulence. I still don't understand how anybody could have heard that, and said "Mmm, now THAT is good!" Normally I find some reedeeming quality even in the worst pedals, but that one, broke the mold.

[somedude]

Originally posted by Rock Fella
if i was there right now buddy , id kick your arse for even plugging your guitar into that steaming pile of crap. all i need to see is DOD and thats enuff for me not to even bother with it.

At the time, the only amp companies I new about were Marshall and Peavey.....

.....and Ibanez made top of the line effects.....



....boy, have I learned a thing or two since then.


Although, I do still like the DOD Grunge.

[Deaj]

Best effect pedal owned to date: Hermida Audio Zendrive - hands down!

Worst: Hard to say. I've owned some that I lost interest in but none that qualified as bad. The worst ones are effects that didn't work out for me but not what I would qualify as bad. OK, I had some sort of Digitech heavy metal distortion when I was younger that really sounded thin and raspy. I don't remember the model though.... American Metal maybe???

[exodus]

BEST:
Klon: its just so damn thick!
V-stack Tweedy
TIM
Addrock Electric Smile
HK Tube Delay (forgot the name)


WORST:
Boss CS-3
Boss RV-3. Its horribly metallic and clangy sounding if there is any sort of drive before it.

Other than that, I'd call the rest of the stuff I've had mediocore, but not the worst.

[erksin]

Best (so far...):

Keeley TS-9/808 Mod
Reverend Drivetrain II
Old Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble (wish I still had that one!)
Startouch ST-2 A/B/Y switcher

Worst:

Stamps Drive-o-matic
Pharaoh Amplifiers Magnolia Overdrive
TS-9DX Turbo Tube Screamer
Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Fuzz/Wah

Biggest Surprize:

'70s DOD 680 Analog Delay - great slapback echoes

[zoooombiex]

[i]Originally posted by bigolcasino

Worst? The Prescription Electronics Dual Tone. Two flavors of flatulence. I still don't understand how anybody could have heard that, and said "Mmm, now THAT is good!" Normally I find some reedeeming quality even in the worst pedals, but that one, broke the mold. [/B]

i still can't make up my mind on this one - it often does sound really weak, with a weird fizzle in the high end. but every once in a while i fiddle with it and get some good sounds - always in fat mode, and at lower gain settings.


Some of my favorites: rx vibe unit, klon, tim

[theelectic]

Originally posted by zoooombiex
i still can't make up my mind on this one - it often does sound really weak, with a weird fizzle in the high end. but every once in a while i fiddle with it and get some good sounds - always in fat mode, and at lower gain settings.


I always get the two confused, but it was either the Stamps Drive-O-Matic or the PE Dual Tone that was voiced specifically to give Marshall type sounds into BF Fenders. Into anything else, or if you're looking for any other sound, it's horrible. Anyone here remember which is which?

[ericb]

Originally posted by theelectic
I always get the two confused, but it was either the Stamps Drive-O-Matic or the PE Dual Tone that was voiced specifically to give Marshall type sounds into BF Fenders. Into anything else, or if you're looking for any other sound, it's horrible. Anyone here remember which is which?

That's the PE Dualtone... I've owned both of those and I could see how for many people they'd be the worst.. To me they weren't as they both at amp situations they excelled at but I can see how people might jump to that conclusion!!! ERIC

[smilefan]

Best -

Cornish SS-2 and G-2. I have never been so happy with
grind pedals. The buffers make them sound so 'right' in every situation, they have such a natural amp-like like feel, and run on Duracell's so I never have to change batteries. Perfection.

Honorable mention - TIM
HBE Powerscreamer (the only TS-9 variant
I ever liked)

Worst - So many cheap FX out there. The aforementioned
Stamps Drive-O-Matic was awful. Used one thru a Twin which they were supposed to be voiced for, now I still have permanent
age lines on my face from the pained expressions I made upon hearing it.

[Big Bob]

The best for me are the ones I've kept....Matchless Hobox, Crowther Hotcake...a few others.

The worst of all time has got to be the TS9 ri.

Bob

[drbob1]

Great thread! Can I do this:
Best OD-TS808, Tonebone
Delay-Way Huge Aquapuss
Flanger-Foxrox TZF
Phaser-hard to choose, Roland Phase V, vs Infinitephase
Chorus-REALLY hard to choose. CE1 vs ChoralFlange
Fuzz-Fuzzface reissue with wierd NOS Germanium
Switcher-Tonebone
Tremelo-Guyatone Flip

I have to second old DOD pedals, sometimes noisy but at least vintage Boss quality-the best CE2 I ever owned was a DOD!

Bad pedals-just about anything by Zoom, DOD classic fuzz (FZ3?), lots of vintage EH stuff (noisy and hard to fix), Digi RP1-noisy, bad sounding and zipper sounds...

[aarondavis]

Favorites:

Tonebone Classic
Maxon CP101 Compressor
Zvex Wah Probe
Prescription RX Overdriver
Line 6 Echo Park (yes i picked it over my AD-900)

Bombs:

Dunlop Crybaby
SIB Varidrive (sounded like buzzy metallica)

These are the only pedals I can think of that I hated. I'm a little less critical than some... :rolleyes:

[Dr Rico]

Originally posted by ericb
That's the PE Dualtone... I've owned both of those and I could see how for many people they'd be the worst.. To me they weren't as they both at amp situations they excelled at but I can see how people might jump to that conclusion!!! ERIC


Yup! PE Dual Tone into a Super Reverb is great. That's what it was intended to do and that's where it works. Highly charactered pedal and not good for some applications, certainly. I would never drive a Marshall with it. What did you play it into, Bigolcasino?

[popinvasion]

worst anything toadworks or stamps drive o matic, yuck and double yuck

love hotcake, awesome!

[bigolcasino]

Originally posted by Dr Rico
Yup! PE Dual Tone into a Super Reverb is great. That's what it was intended to do and that's where it works. Highly charactered pedal and not good for some applications, certainly. I would never drive a Marshall with it. What did you play it into, Bigolcasino?

Vintage non-master Marshalls. :)
Never played Fender guitars thru Fender amps with it. I guess I've never been a fan of an effect that wanted to try to change the natural sound of your amp to something else. Never seems to deliver for me.

[gururyan]

Some bests:
Banzai Cold Fusion
Maxon AD900
vintage MXR Dyna-Comp
vintage MXR Envelope
vintage MXR Phase 90
BTMB Tri-Boost


Some worsts:
Colorsound Octivider
Yamaha DG-Stomp
EHX Big Muff
EHX Doctor Q (really, really bad)
Danelectro Fab-Tone

[Dave Paetow]

Stamps Drive-o-matic, what a POS!

[ericb]

It's sorta funny watching all these "Worst Pedal" opinions, as pedals are VERY VERY much dependent on which amp they're paired with , just as RIk M indicated about the Dual Tone ... Meanwhile ,the Stamps did sound like crud with lots of my amps, but funny thing is it was 1 of the best pedals with a Tophat Club Royale!!! Along with the Hotcake and Black Cat OD1... The Black Cat is another and the ROger Mayer Voodoo pedals that sound really cruddy like the Stamps with some amps but great with others.. OH well , almost any od or distortion or fuzz I own is like that really .. The BOss DS1 sucks with some amps and is just fantastic with others , as are Tube Screamers also .

ERIC

[DonneR]

Ditto eric, exactly what I ws going to say.....

Every pedal has its use. Some make great doorstops and fishing weights:D

Long time favorties are:
BJFE Honey Bee and Dyna Red and Baby Pink Boost
Dunlop Univibe chorus
Pedalworx Texas Two Step and McFuzz
Kendrick ABC

New Loves:
Zendrive
MI BLue Boy
BJFE Emerald Green and Sea Blue EQ


No bad pedals - just bad applications;)

[Occam]

Favorites:
-Soldano GTO Supercharger
-Sweet Sound Ultra Vibe
-Boss DD20 delay
-Everman Fuzz Drive

Disappointments:
-DOD FX33 Buzz Box...I normally wouldn't pick on DOD but with the prices these are going for these days...I know they're suppossed to make unusual noises but these are just plain awful
-ZVex Octane 3....I found my Fulltone Ultimate Octave to do the job much better and it could also work as a damn fine fuzz
-ZVex Wooly Mammoth....kept amazing low-end but had no grit to it for a baritone guitar....sounded better on bass but still lacked sizzle

[iDavid]

Best
Analogman Chorus Clone
CE-2: should have never sold it

Most fun

Boss DD-20 (Didn't like it at first, but it is growing on me quickly)

Worst
Metal Zone :dude

Waiting on Keeley tube screamer....

Wants

Zen Drive

[cuz/karl]

Originally posted by DonneR

No bad pedals - just bad applications;)

In my last band ,my guitarist played an old carvin head with a rat,big muff,& a tr2.All unmodded.

He sounded every bit as good as me with all my high end gear.
He loved alot of my stuff but hated it with his gear & vise versa.

[El Jimbo]

Originally posted by cuz/karl
In my last band ,my guitarist played an old carvin head with a rat,big muff,& a tr2.All unmodded.

He sounded every bit as good as me with all my high end gear.
He loved alot of my stuff but hated it with his gear & vise versa.
Are you saying that once you buy a boutique amp you're codemned to boutiquery forever?:D

My worst has nothing to do with the amp. It was a Morely wah-sp pedal...so poorly made that it literally started falling apart within 60 minutes of use...sounded aweful through my then non-boutique Peavey Classic.

Favourites include...Teese RMC3, Sherlock Tremit, Sweetsound Mojovibe, Strobostomp (probably scores highly in the 'ugliest' category as well:D ), MI Audio Blue Boy.

[cuz/karl]

Originally posted by El Jimbo
Are you saying that once you buy a boutique amp you're codemned to boutiquery forever?:D



No none of my amps are boutique.I just ment that he was using a not so well known or expensive amp & all over the counter fx.
I was using a vintage marshall & about $2000 in boutique fx.

I was accualy quite pissed cuz I had spent so much money & time on my tone & he got just as good of results out of stuff he happened by cheap.His hole rig was less money then my pedalboard.:FM

But you get over that when you realize all you can do is whats right for you.I quickly came to the conclusion that I would never be happy with a rig like his,but also can admit that he sounds great that way & those pedals don't suck just cuz they sucked through my stuff.

I have accualy herd people sound great using digitech stuff ,even modling amps.But they make me throw up,so there ya go.:D

[D.G.]

Best:

SIB Varidrive w/ Mullard 12AT7, set to VERY low gain. I've tried to replace it many times because it's such a space hog, but it keeps jumping back on.

Worst:

Boss Fuzz, don't know what model but it was silver. Through my gear at the time (mid nineties) it had the most atrocious freq. spike that could NOT be dialed out.

[the_Chris]

Best:

Pro Analog Dual Drive (my favorite overdrive I've played so far. It's perfect. Completely transparent and very dynamic.

MJM Blues Devil OD (quality 808 styled overdrive)


Worst:

MXR Double Shot Distortion - no Marshall tone through a Fender at all (like the Guitar Player reviewer hyped it to be). It was muddy, had tons of hum and hiss, and sounded terrible... nothing remotely close to passable. I'd rather play through a DOD Grunge pedal ;)

[tedm]

best: fulltone '69, early one from '97

worst: Dunlop JH Octave Fuzz, so bad, I thought it was broken and sent it back, they returned it and said it was perfect, WTF??!!

Biggest surprise -- Danelectro PBJ delay little plasticky thing.

[gururyan]

Originally posted by tedm
worst: Dunlop JH Octave Fuzz, so bad, I thought it was broken and sent it back, they returned it and said it was perfect, WTF??!!

That's classic...too funny. :D

[TNJ]

Best:
Teese Picture Wah
Fulltone Clyde Wah
Fulltone Choraleflange
Swamp Thang Trem
Klon Centaur
Stampede SOV-1 OD
M.I. Audio BlueBoy
Visual Sound Route 66
DLS Echotap
Line6 DL4 delay
Xotic AC Booster
Barber Tone Pump EQ
Barber Burn Unit EQ
Maxon CP101 Compressor
VHT Valvulator...has to be here, as it maximizes tone from my pedals.
BOSS ME50 multifx...honorable mention, as it does very nice efx (NOT OD, though)

Worst:
Fulltone Ultimate Octave
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah
Prescription DualTone
Reverend Drivetrain II (I love the DT 1, however)
BJFE Baby Blue...never got this one.
Old Crybaby Wah
Digitech RP10...yech!



S.
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[Jack Walker]

Favorite: Tim, M.I. Audio Blue Boy, Japanese CS-2 (about 20 years old; original owner)

Worse: One more for the Metal Zone. Bought it in 96 or 97 played it for one set put it back in the box and it has been there ever since. I guess now it qualifies for NOS. Probably should sell it but I would feel guilty.

[LSchefman]

Best with my gear at various times:

Fulltone Deja Vibe - (I use this with all my gear, I love it gooshing up OD)
Fulltone Supa-Trem (seems good with everything)
Mesa V-1 (with Bogner Metropolis)
Teese Picture Wah (unbelievably good with Metropolis)
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe (I like it with everything)
Pedalworx Texas Two Step (with Mesa Tremoverb)
Budda Wah (with high gain amps)

Stuff I just couldn't get to sound good with any of my gear:

Mesa V-Twin
DOD Compressor
Visual Sound H2O

Stuff that really sounded great but you really had to work it into an amp with an effects loop:

TC Electronic Chorus/Flanger
Yamaha UD Stomp

[tonemandan]

Best:

Demeter Tremulator-oh so right with every amp and buffered too!

Analogman King of Tone-rules with a Tele and a Fender amp-only pedal I ever used that just did not sound like a pedal

Arion Stereo Chorus-wicked wobbles from a cheapo pedal-sounds HUGE

TC electronics Chorus/Flange-it's a classic, gotta have it

Klon Centaur-still rules for sending a Marshall circuit into Warren Haynes territory.

Worst:

Made the mistake of buying one of those Digitech multi effects units when they first came out. Man I HATE that processed tone. Most of the multi units available today have the same problem to me. Every guitar sounds the same, no touch sensitivity, you might as well phone your part into the gig.

Dan

[leofenderbender]

A lot of the art in guitar pedals is the pedal order, not only the amp. Some pedals sound like crap in front of another pedal, sound perfect when reversed, go figure.


Best:
Teese RMC3 Custom Wah
Sweet Sound MojoVibe
Janglebox Compressor
Analogman King of Tone
Clark Gainster
TIM Overdrive
Menatone Howie
Menatone Dirty Blonde
Menatone Top Boost in a Can
Maxon AD-80 Delay
MJM Blues Devil
BJFE Dyna Red
BJFE Emerald Green
Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive
Goodrich 120 Volume Pedal
Xotic AC Booster
Analogman BiComp
Analogman Clone Chorus
BBE Stinger Aural Enhancer


Worst:
DOD Wah Volume - pure garbage!
Jersey Girl Hustlemaker Booster - pure crap!
Tokai TXC-1 Exciter - it only added noise!

I'll probably think of a few more once I post...

[Ohmie]

Best:
Foxrox Paradox TZF
Crybaby 535Q
DIY stuff that I will never part with:
Fulltone '69' Fuzz clone
Rangemaster clone (awesome boost)
Craig Anderton Envelope Controllable Phase Shifter
John Hollis design chorus "Zombie Chorus" (mine's tick free; switches between CE-2 and Small Clone's delay time; a little swishy though, but has a nice raw warmth to it)

Worst:
Boss BF-2 Flanger (until I fiddled with it--no more tin can sound now)
DOD Flashback Fuzz
Ibanez Soundtank series "Classic Metal" pedal
Boss CE3 Chorus

[TieDyedDevil]

Oh... this is a touchy subject for me.

I've owned quite a few pedals and even some rack FX units. I've sold just about every effect I've ever owned. It's odd: they're seductive yet disappointing in the long run. Kind of like a sex partner who's good at one thing but otherwise vapid and annoying to be with... I guess you could think of it as a tradeoff. ;)

WRT pedals, I'm not going to mention brand names or models. I've been through enough pedals to realize that it's the kind of effect that annoys me more than any specific pedal.

Wah pedals are high on my "why do I even bother?" list. Ditto compressors, modulation effects, and guitar synths or synth-like effects.

I'm very tolerant of reverbs, and only a little less so of echo effects. Volume pedals and EQs are OK, for the most part.

Distortion pedals are in the middle ground. I think of them as a (sometimes) necessary eveil. (Edit: "eveil"? Um, you know what I meant...) I'd rather get a good cranked-amp tone.

[spentron]

I beat all of you to worst: the Hurricane-surf-wah pedal. I made a surf generator 100 times better, my Radio Shack siren module was 10 times better, and the wah was bad too. Shame is, they're probably worth even more now than the original Bassballs I wired the wah pot to as a sensitivity pedal.

Originally posted by cpokay
Worst - bar none, the Arion SD-1 Stereo Distortion pedal. Everything about it was plastic - the case, the knobs, the pots, the sound was gritty, angular, unpleasant, unworkable. Bleccch.


I have a page on good things I found to do with mine ( http://www.intergate.com/~spentron/guitartech.html... and I thought it sucked at first too. But the two outputs are useful even if you never engage the distortion, and the distortion is pure shining plastic smoothness.

But then, I even managed to trick a Boss CS-2 compressor into making some cool sounds. Almost all my pedals have been situationally good except maybe the purple Ibanez chorus. EDIT ADD after seeing last post before this: many of my pedals have grown on me, rather than gotten old, although they can get rotated out sometimes... I think it has to do with expectations.

[Ohmie]

I wonder about some effects that the reason they sound like crap is due to where it's (mis)placed in the signal chain. I know that with my TZF it sounds bad going into the front of a dirty amp. That's why I have my amp "Simonized" every month or so to keep it clean...hardee-har-har!

[harryjmic]

The best I've found for me

1. Fulltone choralflange. It has so much capability that it can become frustrating. Just work with changing one setting at a time. The possibilities go on forever.
2. Blackstone Appliance Overdrive. This pedal sounds great with everything, and if it doesn't just tweak the internal trimmers.
3. Chicago Iron Octavian. Just fabulous.
4. Z Vex Fuzz Factory. Had one sold it, stupid, now looking for another.
5. BSM HS treble booster. Sounds bad playing alone but great playing with the band.


The worst I've found

1. Some destination robo sphere? Supposed to emulate a leslie I don't get it, sounds like s**t. Not the H&K, this pedal is good.
2. Prescription electronics, dual drive and octave pedal, not too impressed with their offerings.
3. A lot of the cheap stuff, I don't usually bother, although I bought a Danelectro slap back echo which sounds good, go figure.
4. The Distortion Pro. Initially, I liked and then soon tired of all the mud.
5. Many others which I try to forget ASAP.

[Rick Towne]

Best (as measured by their continued presence):

Boss DM-2 (simplest amd most reliable delay)
Boss TU-2 (most practical)
Bad Bob (subtle clean boost)
Boss TR-2 (no volume drop for me)

Still working on/trying to like:

Boss DD-20
Boss CE-2 (Keeley mod?)

Worst:

Hard to say; with today's market if I don't like it someone else will, so no reason to complain.


*Current lineup

TU-2...Bad Bob...Bad Bob #2...TR-2...DM-2...CE-2...DM-2 #2....Allen Old Flame (1x12, 2x10 or 4x10)....................

[iDavid]

Originally posted by iDavid
Best
Analogman Chorus Clone
CE-2: should have never sold it

Most fun

Boss DD-20 (Didn't like it at first, but it is growing on me quickly)

Worst
Metal Zone :dude

Waiting on Keeley tube screamer....

Wants

Zen Drive

a change of mind, I sent back the DD20...

[Phil M]

So funny to read this stuff. Fulltone Ultimate Octave as one of the WORST??? I loved mine.

Anyway for BEST, I am continually impressed by my Time Machine Boost. The COT50, with the right amp and guitar was heaven sent. The Keeley Compressor and Java Boost were extremely impressive to me as well. Same goes for Analogman Sunface.

I haven't any "bad" boutique pedals. I did have a Dunlop "univibe" that I thought sounded absolutely awful, but I turned that into a 4-track. Way more useful at the time.

[jpagey]

Best: yeow, that's a long list.

Without worrying about leaving any out:
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
Lovepedal Eternity, CoT, Baby Fuzz and 3 knob Balance
Keeley Comp, Baked TS-9 mod and BD-2 Phat mod
Hermida Mosferatu and Zen Drive
Foxrox ZIM
Barber DD SS, BU, Dual Unit, TP and TPEQ
Fulltone 1997 FD 2 and Clyde
Analogman Clone Clone, Juicer, Ross/SS Comprosser and KoT
Big Tone Music Brewery P.O.D. and Ge Fuzz Face Kit
Sub Decay Liquid Sunshine
General Guitar Gadgets Standard Overdrive
Pro Analog Dual Drive
Vox wah w/ icar pot and trash can inductor
Vox wah w/ icar pot and stack o dimes inductor
Marshall Shredmaster
Backstepper modded DS-1 Supaflex
Vaughn Cost dual channel, tri mod, modded TS-9


Worst:
Zvex Fuzz Factory: there are better noise makers and better fuzzes
Bruce Bennett Insane Gain: Other than used as a clean boost, it was harsh, unmusical and in need of a tone control.
Bruce Bennett Brown Sound: A tamer version of the Insane Gain with the same problems
PE Germ: the boost was nice, but the od was too flabby/thick

[T.Wesley]

Worst - that's easy - BOSS Acoustic "Simulator". It sucked. A lot.

Best - everything that's on my pedalboard RIGHT NOW is the best I've ever used :D

--chiba

[Phil M]

Originally posted by jpagey
PE Germ: the boost was nice, but the od was too flabby/thick

I agree! I loved the germanium 'clean' boost but not the OD. I wish I could buy a one-knob pedal of just the boost. It was fat and germ-y, unlike any other I've had. It was THE pedal for sending my Rivera's dirty channel over the top.

[bspears]

Originally posted by gururyan
Some bests:
Banzai Cold Fusion
Maxon AD900
vintage MXR Dyna-Comp
vintage MXR Envelope
vintage MXR Phase 90
BTMB Tri-Boost


Some worsts:
Colorsound Octivider
Yamaha DG-Stomp
EHX Big Muff
EHX Doctor Q (really, really bad)
Danelectro Fab-Tone


Gururyan,

I was just curious what you did not like about the Danelectro FabTone. I just got one on ebay and it arrived today. On first listen I liked it and I am looking forward to getting to know it a little better. What was it you did not like?

bob:confused:

[ES330]

Best:
Liquid Sunshine
Siegmund micro tube
BHM - some amps yes, some amps not
Red Witch phaser

Worst
Holy Grail
Jacques Tube Blower
Master Blaster
Sole Pressure
I'd like to add some boutique shit here, but I'd be flamed for it.

[iDavid]

Originally posted by Al Z
Best:
Liquid Sunshine
Siegmund micro tube
BHM - some amps yes, some amps not
Red Witch phaser

Worst
Holy Grail
I'd like to add some boutique shit here, but I'd be flamed for it.

If you don't like something you should post it, it could save a guy like me some pain and maybe some cash.

[ES330]

Originally posted by iDavid
If you don't like something you should post it, it could save a guy like me some pain and maybe some cash.

Best I hold my tongue

[iDavid]

I guess I'll have to learn the hard way :(

[Blueser]

That's easy....

Best:

All the pedals I play today.

Worst:

All the pedals I sold yesterday.

:rolleyes: :D

[Jack Walker]

Here goes.

Best: M.I Audio blue boy
Old Boss CS-2 Japanese (bought in 84')
Tim
Maxon CS9 chorus pro
guyatone MD-3 Deelay

Worst:Boss Dual Overdrive
Boss Metal Zone
Boss CE-5 chorus (YUK!!)

[ES330]

Originally posted by iDavid
I guess I'll have to learn the hard way :(

David,

Glad someone around here gives my opinion some attention.
But many of the worst pedals I've tried have been listed as the best by others. Pedals that sound so cheap and transistory I am truly perplexed how others dig them.

If you tried all the pedals listed, you wouldn't be in complete agreement with me or anyone else. Just like the foods we eat, you know what flavors you like and don't.

As for saving your money, yeah we would all not want to waste money. But just like food, sometimes you just have to try it to know what you like and don't.

[Jack Walker]

Personally, I would like to know what you did or didn't like. I've heard a lot of people say they didn't like the Tim pedal. I was like; how? I think it mostly depends on what your are using a pedal for. One pedal that I thought was very good but it didn't work for me was the Analogman clone chorus pedal. If I was playing classic rock, it would be on my board. It was too thick for my slightly chorused country tastes so I sold it. Maybe we should state why pedals that we know a lot of people, like didn't work for us. I'm all for trying to save people money. BTW, I just ordered the new analogman KOT. I've been on the waiting list forever. I will do a comparison of it and the Tim pedal and post it out here. One of the two will probably go on the selling block unless they just sound great together.

Why is it when we see a small space left on our pedal boards we just have to fill it?

[ES330]

Originally posted by Jack Walker
Personally, I would like to know what you did or didn't like. I've heard a lot of people say they didn't like the Tim pedal. I was like; how? I think it mostly depends on what your are using a pedal for.


I'm going to do another light overdrive test this weekend. The TIM will be included. I'll be checking out the TIM, liquid sunshine, and the Honey Bee. I'll report back.

All pedals have to be in front of the TIM. Something about it's output impedance that make all pedals following it sound nasal. I've found that if you have pedals that give you a great lead tone, the TIM can eq it to get a great rhythm sound. I only would use the normal channel. The designer of the TIM clearly stated to me that the TIM doesn't sound good with the amp at low volumes. He designed it to work with your amp at gig levels. So when you test drive your TIM, do so at gig levels.

[Jack Walker]

Interesting. I run my M.I. Blue Boy after my Tim and it sounds much better than before it. I will try again this weekend with them reversed.

Maybe it's because I let the Tim do a very slight crunch and then step on the blue boy for enhanced overdrive. The tim so far is the best I seen at doing crunch r&r chording. (i.e. " the start of "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"). The blue boy is set for a nice smooth blues overdrive but when stepped on in conjunction with the Tim gets more into classic rock territory. My amp is a Dr. Z Z28 which loves pedals because of the EF86 in V1.

[ES330]

Originally posted by Jack Walker
Interesting. I run my M.I. Blue Boy after my Tim and it sounds much better than before it. I will try again this weekend with them reversed.

Probably true, I have no reason to doubt you.
With my tests, Blackstone, Pedalworx, V-stacks, etc... all sounded very nasal following the TIM.

[Jack Walker]

I had the same problem with the vstack. For the vstack to sound good, I had to re-eq my amp which kind of left me hanging when I had to go back to clean country picking. I finally sold the vstack. That pedal would be fun if I was playing more searing rock and roll.

[ES330]

Originally posted by Jack Walker
I had the same problem with the vstack. For the vstack to sound good, I had to re-eq my amp which kind of left me hanging when I had to go back to clean country picking. I finally sold the vstack. That pedal would be fun if I was playing more searing rock and roll.

Which v-stack did you have ??
they do sort take over your sound.
best direct box around.

[Jack Walker]

I had the vstack classic and yes it did sort of take over my sound. i was using it live. I wish I had tried recording with it. i just don't do enough studio stuff to keep the pedal around.

[smallbutmighty]

Favorites:

Analogman KoT - I won't lie... I was almost tempted to sell it for the unreal prices these are getting on Ebay ($400++!!), but I just can't. It sounds too good.
Hermida Mosferatu - took some getting used to, but now I can't get enough. Awesome tone and sustain.
Boss DD3 w/ high cut mod - the perfect delay for me: simple and sounds great. The only non-true bypass on my board.
Fulltone Clyde Wah - my all-time favorite wah.


Least favorites:

Homebrew Electronics Power Screamer - too harsh and finicky... sure looked cool though.
EH Memory Man Deluxe - too mushy and BIG.



Great stuff that just didn't work for me:

Analogman Clone Chorus - didn't use it enough
Teese Wizard Wah - too dark.
Foxrox ZIM - built unbelievably well, cool concept, sounds nice, but didn't like the detented knobs that kept forcing me into a little less or a little more than I wanted. The voice circuit was also cool to tweak, but I found I never used it in real-life situations.

A

[ericb]

Originally posted by Jack Walker
Interesting. I run my M.I. Blue Boy after my Tim and it sounds much better than before it. I will try again this weekend with them reversed.

Maybe it's because I let the Tim do a very slight crunch and then step on the blue boy for enhanced overdrive. The tim so far is the best I seen at doing crunch r&r chording. (i.e. " the start of "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"). The blue boy is set for a nice smooth blues overdrive but when stepped on in conjunction with the Tim gets more into classic rock territory. My amp is a Dr. Z Z28 which loves pedals because of the EF86 in V1.

Yep when I use my Tim , I'll have either a Tonebone Classic after it, a Backstepper -modded Boss ds1, an MI Audio Blue Boy and Klon etc all after.. No nasal qualities at all , and they all sound better after it

ERIC

[ES330]

Originally posted by ericb
Yep when I use my Tim , I'll have either a Tonebone Classic after it, a Backstepper -modded Boss ds1, an MI Audio Blue Boy and Klon etc all after.. No nasal qualities at all , and they all sound better after it

ERIC

maybe it's just my TIM ???
or my particular pedals ??

[yawner]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by harryjmic
[B]The best I've found for me

1. Fulltone choralflange. It has so much capability that it can become frustrating. Just work with changing one setting at a time. The possibilities go on forever.
2. Blackstone Appliance Overdrive. This pedal sounds great with everything, and if it doesn't just tweak the internal trimmers.
3. Chicago Iron Octavian. Just fabulous.
4. Z Vex Fuzz Factory. Had one sold it, stupid, now looking for another.
5. BSM HS treble booster. Sounds bad playing alone but great playing with the band.


Harryjmic.......I shot you a pm

[ES330]

Originally posted by yawner
[QUOTE]Originally posted by harryjmic
[B]
2. Blackstone Appliance Overdrive. This pedal sounds great with everything, and if it doesn't just tweak the internal trimmers.


I agree !!!! This pedal rocks !!!

[Jon]

Best: Fulltone Clyde Deluxe wah - really sweet sounding wah - smooth sweep and doesn't get harsh, but with enough top end to do the funk thing.

Worst: Boss PW10 V-Wah - talk about true bypass - with this pedal, the distortion effect was active even with the pedal switched off - really odd to look down at all your pedals, see that they're all off, but have loads of drive going on when it shouldn't be - you could turn the distortion off by turning its control down but still seems like a major flaw. I then found that, also when the pedal was off, if you clicked through the presets with the heel switch, you could hear some of the effect bleeding through. Not sure if mine had some sort of problem as this seems like a pretty fundamental flaw. Sold it and got the Fulltone.

[harryjmic]

I take back my thumbs up on the Z Vex Fuzz Factory. I just bought a newer version on ebay and for whatever reason I could not get it to sound good at all. The fuzz settings on this model all decayed into noise and I don't know why. It seemed like the older model I had at one time worked better. I ended up selling the pedal right away and am now not recommending the fuzz factory anymore (maybe an older one?). I was really disappointed to say the least, at least I have my BSM-OR and Blackstone Appliance pedal. Anybody else ever compare an old FF to a new one?

[Madsman]

Originally posted by bigolcasino

Worst? The Prescription Electronics Dual Tone. Two flavors of flatulence. I still don't understand how anybody could have heard that, and said "Mmm, now THAT is good!" Normally I find some reedeeming quality even in the worst pedals, but that one, broke the mold.

The Dual Tone makes everything dark and murky, but I gotta say, there are times when that really works as a lead tone. I liked it when I played on it, for leads... but the rhythm and lead settings were functionally equivalent, and it would have to be the worst possible boost pedal ever, if you like your unaltered tone.

[John Phillips]

Originally posted by harryjmic
I take back my thumbs up on the Z Vex Fuzz Factory. I just bought a newer version on ebay and for whatever reason I could not get it to sound good at all. The fuzz settings on this model all decayed into noise and I don't know why. It seemed like the older model I had at one time worked better. I ended up selling the pedal right away and am now not recommending the fuzz factory anymore (maybe an older one?). I was really disappointed to say the least, at least I have my BSM-OR and Blackstone Appliance pedal. Anybody else ever compare an old FF to a new one?
How 'old' and 'new' do you mean? I've got an older (2000) stripboard one, and a newer (2002) PCB one. There is a definite difference in tone, but it's not as much as 'good' vs. 'bad' - the older one is a bit more crackly and somehow 'organic', the newer one a little smoother and crunchier. They do apparently vary a bit even between identical ones as well, so maybe you've just got an odd one... or maybe it isn't working right. Have you tried contacting ZVex?

[harryjmic]

Originally posted by John Phillips
How 'old' and 'new' do you mean? I've got an older (2000) stripboard one, and a newer (2002) PCB one. There is a definite difference in tone, but it's not as much as 'good' vs. 'bad' - the older one is a bit more crackly and somehow 'organic', the newer one a little smoother and crunchier. They do apparently vary a bit even between identical ones as well, so maybe you've just got an odd one... or maybe it isn't working right. Have you tried contacting ZVex?

I already sold it but earlier one was from around 1997? It was called the "red special" My newer one was from 2003 or 04. It just didn't seem to sustain it would always go off into garble no matter how I set it, and believe me I know what to do. It's ok, I have plent of other stuff which I think works far better for my needs.

[sabbath90]

best(my entire board:D ):
teese wizard wah
sniper modded ge-7
skreddy zero
analogman chorus
keeley compressor
red witch phaser
demeter tremulator
EHX holier grail

worst:
DOD grunge
Boss cs-3
metal zone
boss dd-6
alesis 3630
any alesis reverb

[Jack Walker]

I just bought a Luxury Drive by TC Jauernig Electronics. It is a simple boost.
I bought it to step on and off to take solos. I stepped on it the first time and so liked the enhanced "bigness" of my tone that I never turn it off now. It was what the Dr. ordered for my ear. Best I can describe it is if I was using one 2 X 10 cabinet, I just added another.

[daddyo]

For best and worst Boss PW 10 Wah.

I think some of the wahs are very good and like the choice and the construction and the fact it is optical, but they are so hard to figure out how to use. I know that there is great stuff inside - but how to get to it.

Best deal and suprise. Zoom HL 01. $50 CDN new. Built like a tank and suprisingly good tone for the higher gain crowd.

[Loop-Master]

Best:

SIB Varidrive
Klon
Carl Martin Compressor
T.C. Chorus/Flanger
ADA Flanger
Any Old pre-1975 Cry-Babies or Wahs.
TubeWorks 911 Tubedriver "Made in Taiwan" (2000 Version before they changed the look)
TS-5 Tubscreamer modded to 808 specs.
Rocktron Tsunami Chorus (Eats batteries quick though)
EH Big Muff Pi (original)
EH Electric Mistress (rare green one from '79)
Digitech Bad Monkey
Danelectro Cool Cat
MXR Dyna-Comp
EH Small Stone


Worst:

Most all DOD, a few Boss units, anything with "Rogue" or "Brownsville" on it.

[MojoHand]

Best:

Analogman TS808 – Godlyke with some amps (tweed), mediocre to poor with others. Still, when ya gotta have it, ya gotta have it.
Keely modded Blues Driver – Similar in both quality and usefulness to the above pedal, but with a slightly different voice.
EH Holy Grail – Cheap and effective.
Line 6 DL4 – Not perfect, but very, very versatile.
Vstack – Not perfect, but tons of fun.

Worst:

Mesa/Boogie V-Twin – Able to make any amp sound bad.
Marshall Guv'nor – The modern one... yuck.
Keely Java Boost – Tried hard to like this pedal... never did.

Pawn Shop Prize:

Arion SCH-1 Chorus – Constructed from thin plastic and the battery cover won't stay on. One of the best sounding chorus pedals ever made. Got mine for 40 bucks.

The One That Got Away:

Fulltone Soulbender – Just a good, basic fuzz pedal. Reasonably subtle (well... as subtle as you can get with a fuzz pedal) and eminently useful. Never shoulda sold it.

Most Incomprehensible:

TIM – I've written this guy like five emails over six months. He never responds. People swear this is the greatest thing since sliced bread... “all ya gotta do is send him an email...” wtf???

[theelectic]

Originally posted by MojoHand
Most Incomprehensible:

TIM – I've written this guy like five emails over six months. He never responds. People swear this is the greatest thing since sliced bread... “all ya gotta do is send him an email...” wtf??? [/B]

No, all you have to do is CALL PaulC. That's the best and easiest way: 615 896 8555

[sage97]

Originally posted by Al Z
Best:
Liquid Sunshine
Siegmund micro tube
BHM - some amps yes, some amps not
Red Witch phaser

Worst
Holy Grail
Jacques Tube Blower
Master Blaster
Sole Pressure
I'd like to add some boutique shit here, but I'd be flamed for it.

Just curious, what was it about the Jacques TB that you didn't like?

[agentcooper2001]

Winners:

FoxRox ZIM
Lovepedal Eternity
Frantone Vibutron
Maxon AD-900
Teese RMC-2
Fulltone TTE
EH Q Tron +
Skreddy Zero/Mayo

Losers:

Prohecysound Black Sheep clone
T-Rex Replica
Blackbox Quicksilver
Janglebox compressor (although I'm not much of a comp. guy)
Menatone Mail Bomb (i like most other menatone pedals)
Way Huge Swollen Pickle, Foot Pig Fuzz (most overated pedals ever)
Teese RMC3 LE - didn't sound anywhere near as good as the RMC2



I'm currently using a Mayfly BC-30 with a Bad Cat 2x12 cab and a Am. Deluxe Tele. I've used all of these with either this amp or a black cat 30r 2x12 combo.


I still want the Toneczar Echoczar/angel baby and a Cornish Duplex with a SS-2 and P2 fuzz.

[tedm]

Curious, for those who've owned and used the ChoralFlange and Red Witch Phasor, which do you prefer?

Also, I haven't tried the OCD or the Distortion Pro, but it sounds like the OCD is mainly a great booster, and the Distortion Pro is an all in one tube-like OD with a ton of knobs??

Originally posted by yawner
[QUOTE]Originally posted by harryjmic
[B]The best I've found for me

1. Fulltone choralflange. It has so much capability that it can become frustrating. Just work with changing one setting at a time. The possibilities go on forever.
2. Blackstone Appliance Overdrive. This pedal sounds great with everything, and if it doesn't just tweak the internal trimmers.
3. Chicago Iron Octavian. Just fabulous.
4. Z Vex Fuzz Factory. Had one sold it, stupid, now looking for another.
5. BSM HS treble booster. Sounds bad playing alone but great playing with the band.


Harryjmic.......I shot you a pm

[agentcooper2001]

the Red Witch moon phaser and Fulltone choralflange are really different pedals. I thought the moon phaser was a pretty good pedal, but I like the Maxon PH-350 rotary phaser more. I like the Fulltone Choralflange too. I didn't use the chorus much, but the flange on it sounds great.

[dkaplowitz]

Originally posted by TNJ
Worst:
...
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah
...
Care to elaborate why? I don't have an opinion, I'm just curious what you didn't like about this one.

Thanks,

Dave

[Riscchip]

Originally posted by dkaplowitz
Care to elaborate why? I don't have an opinion, I'm just curious what you didn't like about this one.


That is curious, especially considering the non-deluxe Clyde is on TNJ's best list. They seemed about the same to me, apart from a few knobs. What didn't you like about the deluxe TNJ? (I'm a Teese man, myself, but I'm curious as heck! :D )

[paintguy]

Best---

Zoom 8050 1/2 rack processor. Long discontinued and I've tried countless modeling amps to replace it. Heck, I've even bought and returned modeling amps by Line6, Rocktron and too many others.

They just can't touch what this processor can do. The articulation and note seperation is outstanding. I ended up buying a Fender 65' reissue Twin reverb to use with it.

If it ever breaks down, I'm screwed. It is my multiple of sounds.
I will say the Vox VTX60 sounded pretty good when I demo'd it in a store.

Most stomp boxes just don't do it for me.

Larry

[ck3]

:AOK Thumbs up:
Electro-Harmonix Clone Theory
Holowon Static Egg
Danelectro French Toast
DOD FX52 Classic Fuzz
Alesis Philtre
Alesis Bitrman
Prophecysound Inifnitphase
Ibanez PPE1 Programmable Parametric EQ
Mid-Fi Electronics Glitch Computer
Loooper AB/Y Box
Yamaha Magicstomp
Delorean KROK
DOD FX33 Buzz Box
Ibanez FZ7 Fuzz
Ibanez PM7 Phase Modulator
Lead to Gold Uglyface Fuzz/Wah

:BOUNCE Thumbs at a 45 degree angle:
Akai Deep Impact
MXR Blue Box
LAL GM2 Green Monster Septic Fuzz
Lovepedal Toxic
Effector 13 VFM Harsh
Effector 13 Noise Floor
Effector 13 Torn's Peaker
Effector 13 Disaster Fuzz
Rocktek COR-01 Compressor
Digitech Synth Wah
Digitech Turbo Flange
Arion SAD-3 Stereo Delay
Danelectro Fish'n'Chips
Bigtone Music Anthology
ThisBrian Frankenfuzz
Jake Rebol Buff Fuzz
Boss OC-3 Super Octave
Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz
Boss AW-2 Auto Wah
Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
Ibanez CS5 Chorus
Ibanez PL5 Powerlead
Electrokraft Tone Box
Experimentalists Anonymous Parallel Universe
Guyatone ST-2 Compressor
Zvex Vexter Fuzz Factory
General Guitar Gadgets Scrabbler

:bird The Finger:
Sabine Fuzzstortion
Studio Electronics Modmax Filter
DOD FX32 Meat Box
Boss AC-2 Acoustic Simulator
Ibanez CM5 Classic Metal
Ibanez SB7 Synthesizer Bass
Sirkut Electronics R-MOD
Alesis Faze

[MikeyG]

underwhelmed by: Lovetone overdrive (can't recall the catchy name), Way Huge Red Llama, V-Stack Classic ...

by and large, I've had really good experiences with most boutique pedals, and even a few of the budget models surprise me now and then, like the Bad Monkey ...

[esoteric pete]

the best? probably timmy....


the worst? definately the homebrew U.F.O....terribly shrill all-around....horrible....brash, you name it......

[The_Whale]

I really like the Digiitech Digiverb I bought about a year ago.

[pablomago]

I don't use many pedals so my list is short.

+
Barber Direct Drive
Ibanez TS-5 Soundtank
Boss DC-2

-
Boss Metal Zone (Even a Keeley mod couldn't save this one!)
DOD Supra Distortion (The teenage Punk Rocker I sold it to grew to hate it after a while, too.)

[Lucidology]

Best 3 pedals of all so far:

Maxon CP101 compression... this with a Classic 50 & I'm Okay if that's all I've got...
Boss DD-3...this with a Classic 50 & I'm okay if that's all I've got..
Chandler Tube Driver... great overdrive even in front of a SS amp..

Later with the worst three..

[markom89]

I dunno. I really like all of my pedals now, but, the 2 worst ones Ive ever had would have to be:
1.MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive (It was just utter and complete crap, me thinks)
2.Boss Acoustic simulator.

What the hell, one of my favourits at the moment is the BJF BBF!!! and the skreddy stuff.

[JimmyD]

My favs:
Xotic RC booster - does wonders for my strat
Xotic AC Booster - glorious fat lead tone when goosed by my FDII
Auralex King Trem - not on my board yet due to space constraints, but I'm digging it at home

Jim

[walpow]

I won't do a best, because it'd change tomorrow. But the worst is no contest: the Electro-Harmonix Worm. The sounds were weak, the controls next to useless, and the tremolo and vibrato sounded identical. Plus it was hissy and huge.

[jimmyc84]

best -
red witch dlx moon phaser
boss dm-2
subdecay liquid sunshine
tonefactor analogue filter

worst-
dod fx25b

[screamtone]

Worst I ever owned:

DOD American Metal. Hands down.

[hamstrat]

I would have to say my best are, in no particular order:

1. Barber Tone Press
2. Supa-Trem
3. Maxon AD999
4. Fulldrive 2

Just an aside, I have never tried a Fulltone product that failed to impress me. I have to add I've never tried the often derided Distortion Pro!

Ones i never could bond with:

1. Keeley modded Boss BD-2 - I really, really tried on this. Just not the sound I wanted to hear.

2. Lovepedal 1/2 watt amp ( not really a pedal but..) poorly assembled, which I believe to be an exception after all I have read here, not a good sign for me, and just disappointed me overall.

Worse:

Every multi-effects pedal I have tried, including the RP-200 that I bought. If you're just starting out with an electric set-up it might give you an idea of how different effects can create the sounds you're looking for, but for me it was crap.

[Ben C.]

Best:
BJF PCG, Maxon PH350, ZVex Box of Rock

Worst:
SPF Red Threat, AMT Fatal Tube

Hard to come up with the "Best" since I dig all the pedals on my board right now, esp. the Screw Driver and Tube Zone and AM Chorus, and... etc. So I guess 'best' to me = flawless with absolutely no shortcomings IMO. Like, if you try to think of anything to improve the sound(s) of the pedal, nothing comes to mind.

The 'worst'... well, there were plenty of pedals that didn't work out for me, but that doesn't mean I didn't like them or understand their use in a different application. So the 'worst' are the ones that had me scratching my head thinking "Who in god's name would want something like this!?".

-Ben

[Lolaviola]

My best and worst is the same pedal!!

Captain Coconut original
Vibe is outstanding-love it to death
The fuzz leaves me flat, too grainy and fizzy

[BobboVisMe]

Best ...... Klon !! ... doesn't do alot but what it does is magic !! Makes good amps great and great amps GODLIKE ! boosts your note bloom ! adds depth and grit .. Great Grit Too !!!! .. You must play one !! I command it !!!!!!



Worst ...... Mesa Boogie V - Twin pedal .. biggest piece of %^^&@#$ .. nothing but a mud factory ... I don't think the tone controls on that thing are actually hooked up to pots .. didn't seem to do anything when i turned them ... and don't even try to tell me I should've put in better tubes .. I tried every tube under the sun...12ax7,12au7,12at7 Telefunken, Amperex,Mullard,etc . I sell NOS tubes on Ebay and nothing helped it!!!

[Frethog]

Best: I love my Klon too for live applications, but it's a little noisy for recording. I can't say enough about the Timmy. It seems made for my rig and it seems to stack well with everything.

Worst: I used to have a CS-2 or 3, I can't remember. I can recall that it used to inhale my chain. I just thought I wasn't a compression guy or I didn't know how to use it, but now I have a Tone Press and it's on unless I'm using higher gain. The problem wasn't me, it was Boss.

Honorable mention for the MT-2. I hated it so much I sold it. Then I bought another one just to remind me how much I hated it. So I got the second one modded by Keeley. Nope. Sold it too.

[nappyD]

I'm an ambient style player, and from my perspective:

Best:
Tim
Menatone Red Snapper
Menatone Top boost in a Can
Menatone King of the Brits
ZVex Fuzz Factory
ZVex Super Hard On
Way Huge Green Rhino
Way Huge Swollen Pickle
Way Huge Purple Platypus
Chicago Iron Octavia
Whammy (1)
Digitech XP300 Space Station
Line 6 DL4
Line 6 MM4
Line 6 Echo Park
Line 6 Verbzilla
EH Hog
EH 2880
Radial Tone Bone Classic


Worst:
Boss CS-3
Boss DD-6
Boss RV-3
Mesa V-Twin
Fulltone FatBoost
Yamaha MagicStomp
Tech21 SansAmp


nappyD

[Ben C.]

nappyD - if you ever get a 'deal' on a DD-6 again or want to revisit it, the Analogman Hi-Cut mod is a necessity. If the 'crispness' of the repeats was your issue, this completely takes care of that and then some!

-Ben

[Smakutus]

My favorites:
Any TS-808 or TS-9
EH Microsynth (Freakin awesome sounding.. The pedal is better than the very rare rack mount version EH put outt. I actually use a Bass Micro in my rack.)
EH Graphic Fuzz (Big Muff with graphic EQ)
MXR Phase 90 (I like it better than the Phase 100 or 45)
MXR Analog Delay
ADA Flanger
Boomerang Phase Sampler
Roland Funny Cat (Nothing else sounded like that one..)
The Ludwig thing that wasn't really a pedal.. (Very cheesy sounding but cool cheesy)
Boss T-Wah
Pearl Octaver
Whammy 1 pedal
DOD Envelope Follower (Not all DOD stuff was bad..)

Bad:
Chandler or any other type Tube Driver (Never liked the sound of any of that guys (Butler?) stuff. The amps, the reverbs, nothing.)
Mesa V-Twin (Bought it, tried to like it.. Didn't. Held on to it for years and then made money on it..)
Boss Metal Zone (Read a review in GP about how great it was and saw a used one at a pawn shop soon after.. Terrible.)

After I post this I'll think of more..

Jeff

[Red Barchetta]

Best....wow...right now, I'm in love with my Fulltone OCD....got really fond memories of my early 80's MIJ Arion Stereo Chorus.


Worst...lotsa turkeys out there for me, but I didn't like my re-issue MXR Phase 90 until I did the R28 "script" mod.



It is interesting to see how some of my favorite pedals are high on some people's "worst" lists, and some of my stinkers are on peoples "best".

I agree that it depends on the rest of your rig...and YOU.


RB

[trucks]

Best:

CJOD
Skreddy Mayonaise

Worse:

Little Lanilei Reverb Pedal :nono

[Smakutus]

It's funny how many people hate the Mesa V-Twins.. Before I bought mine I heard a guy at a guitar show playing one and it sounded good to me but after getting mine I couldn't get anything outt of it that worked.

Jeff

[GoGoGuitars]

Best:
FullTone OCD
Way Huge Blue Hippo Chorus
Boss DM-3
BMF Effects Purple Nurple
LovePedal Eternity
Boss CH-1
Fulltone TTE
AnalogMan King of Tone
RMC Wizard Wah
Frantone Vibutron
Death by Audio Super Sonic Fuzz gun

Worst:

Most Boss, and all DOD pedals
Keeley Modified Boss Blues Driver
Prescription Electronics Germ
E.H. Holy Grail
Chandler Tube Driver
Mesa V Twin
Z Vex Fuzz Factory

[Last Nerve]

^^^^ What's the Purple Nurple? :D

[sepultura]

Worst:
SPF Red Threat, AMT Fatal Tube

That's interesting Ben, why didn't the AMT work out for you? I've heard people rave about the fatal tube.

The pedals I have now sound good on my rig:
Barber tone press compressor
Barber LTD, absolutely killer tone
T.C.Jauernig Gristle king, another great OD/boost
AMT California sound, great for metal and hard rock, models a mesa boogie

Didn't like these:
Boss DS-1, absolutely the worst, tinny metallic sounding piece of ***
Danelectro Daddy-o, lame excuse for a fart, sounded nasty and fizzy at any setting
Boss HM-2, I was young and clueless
Boss SD-2 dual overdrive, crunch channel sucks ***, lead channel is ok though
DOD (?) American metal
DOD supra distortion
Digitech grunge(?)
Digitech death metal (oh god! Who other than Gwar or Napalm death would use this?)
Boss Xtortion (Yeuchhh)
Boss super feedbacker distortion (has anyone ever used this? I couldn't)
Boss SD-1 (maybe mine was a sub-average unit, it killed tone when bypassed)
and most other Danelectro and DOD pedals I've tried turned me off.

[moody07747]

I have only tried a few and none where really bad but I just didn't like them much unmodified.



Best:
Ibanez WD7 wah
Yamaha Magicstomp
Boss RC2 looper

Worst:
Boss DS-1
Original Dunlop wah
High Gain Dunlop volume pedal

[tremolux]

The best:

Anything some guy that everybody thinks is hot, has a two year waiting list and signs with a personal letter attached is best...always....so long as he puts a sticker on it!! Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, it has to cost more than a brand new Strat did in 1960!! Throw in an new tweed 60 Deluxe too!

PS: It has to be completely "rig dependent" to sound good!

The worst:

Anything mass produced that is'nt/was'nt built by one of the guys above that I might be ashamed to post a photo of or try out at a show.

.......now, can we please get back to asking questions that will allow us to show more numerous photos of our gear?? Please!:rolleyes:

[VoodooBlues]

Don't really have a best but I know the worst pedal i've ever owned was a stock Boss metalzone. Just had that awful chainsaw processed buzzy sound. Didn't even bother trying to mod it. Threw it away so that no one else would be victimized by it.

[JamonGrande]

best so far:
Way Huge Saffron Squeeze, my number 1 treasured pedal
Xotic AC booster: I don't feel as bad carting this one around for a boost
Barb EQ: still finding the right matches per guitar and amp

worst:
Danelectro Sitar Swami: bought it to try some circuit bending on it. basically a pitiful ring mod/flanger/slapback. no control and pretty useless in terms of tinkering.

i've had and stil have a lot of the "worsts" and some "bests" mentioned here that ended up having some dedicated uses. they all have a "personality" that can have the right application, unfortunately GAS attacks and they are sold off for some replacement with an equally un-amazing result. I will be happy with what I have...I will be happy with what I have...I will......BUY MORE GEAR!!!!

joe

[Ben C.]

That's interesting Ben, why didn't the AMT work out for you? I've heard people rave about the fatal tube.
From what I can remember, it sounded compressed, boxy, plastic-y, unnatural, non-dynamic, etc. Think of the worst distortion preset from a first generation POD.

-Ben

[Sid]

Once upon a time..I bought my first effects processor - Zoom 505 II..even though I'd been playing for 3 months...I thought it sounded like crap..I sold it..and bought a Digitech rp200..wasnt too happy but it sounded ok...2 years later...I saved up enough and bought a whole range of boss and dod pedals....ugh...the dod chorus sounded like it added more compression than chorus...squeezed the life outa my sound...the grunge and overdrive pedal were so noisy....and the boss cs-3 was something i could not get any use out of....

sold them all...only kept my trusty 525-q...bought a gt-8...ended up selling the 535 q cos it didnt make a diff to then gt-8..then 6 months back i was introduced to the world of boutique...

check my signature for my fav pedals...:BluesBros

[Tchello]

The best.

1 - Xotic BB Preamp ( The best overdrive, very realistic tone)
2 - MI Audio Crunch Box ( Great Marshall tones from it.)
3 - Legendary Tones Time Machine Boost (Simply the best boost pedal)

The worst.

1 - Fulltone Distortion Pro (Impossible to get good tone from it)
2 - Fulltone 70 - (oh God)
3 - Boss MetalZone (S...T)

[Idlewilde]

Best
Klon
Fulldrive TR100
Texas Two Step (old)
Liquid Sunshine
DAM Ram's Head
SIB Fatdrive
KR Mini Vibe
Pedalworx Tour Pro (old)
Foxrox TZF
Foxrox Octron
Hotwire FA-1 Clone
SIB Echodrive (Both)
Teese Wah - Picture & Wizard
BJF Honey Bee
Lovepedal Eternity & Lo Driver
Bad Bob Booster
Analogman Beano Boost
Zvex Seek Trem
Analogman Compressor (any)

[Realfi]

Well I don't like the term worst but one of the most disappointing for me would have to be the Aramat Green Machine.

I actually found it to be one of the most mid-humped bass chopping TS style pedals that I've tried and it has some addtional gain on tap to remove even more clarity.

Truly uninspiring for me.

[markom89]

Best: Skreddy mayo, Toneczar Halophaze, BJF PPF, BJF R, ZVex BoR, Fulltone TTE, Balckbox Quicksilver, Diamond memory lane,etc...

"most disappointing" (As Graham pointed out): MXR Zakk Wylde OD, Vox Tone bender (some people pay big money for these...I really dont see why)...

[twoheadedboy]

My favorites so far:

-Early 80s Proco Rat
-Effector 13 Soda Meiser (run this into an old Rat sometime. Incredibly awesome singing fuzz sounds)
-Electro Harmonix Microsynth (I must have one!)
-Digitech Bad Monkey

My least favorites so far:

-DOD Flange, DOD Death Metal, HBE Power Screamer, Timmy

[ModTourMan]

Best pedal I own is my Maxon AD999 analog delay - great on so many levels. The Voodoo Labs Micro Vibe is nice too (Ditto for their Tremolo too).

The worst? Well, I'm havin' a hard time liking the Danelectro Free Speech. A talkbox for 100 bucks and no PA/Mic needed!! -I though it would be fun...I had a feeling it was too good to be true (in stock form anyway).

[hw2nw]

Best:
-Crowther Hotcake (Best Vox OD I've played!)
- ÷13 Dynaranger (great treble booster on steroids)
- MI Audio Blues Pro (the closest OD to nailing the cranked tone of my old ÷13)

Dissapointing
- Ibanez TS808RI (That mid hump
- EH Holy Grail (Noisy)
- Tim (Couldn't get it to jive with my Vox stuff)
- Fulltone Fulldrive (love the 2 stages but it was too much like a TS!)

[The Everlove]

Although, I do still like the DOD Grunge.

I've got one if you want it :)

[hendrix2430]

Best:

Klon Centaur
TIM Overdrive
Peterson Strobostomp
BJF Dyna Red
Xotic RC Booster
Maxon AD80

Worst: none...dissapointed: plenty to list ;)

[theraygun]

Favorites:
OCD
Barber LTD Silver
Bad Monkey
Boss OD-3
Crunch Box

Least Favorites:
Hot Cake (sounded like Alka-Seltzer)
Jekyll & Hyde (Hyde side just not doing it for me)
Fulldrive 2

[v-verb]

Best:
Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive - didn't want to like it as it was hyped to the gills ans $$$$, but it's clarity and tone are unbeatable. John is a great guy as well.

Worst:

Metal Zone

[Tuberoast]

Found a Boss Metal Zone at a garage sale for $10, when I plugged it in at home later I realized that at $10 some things are a rip-off.
Love: Small Fry, old Dyna Comp

[84Bravo]

Am I the only ledgehead who was disappointed with the Klon? Seriously, I bought one in 2000 from Bill, ran it into my 67 SR, among other stuff, and I eventually sold it. I always prefered my Hotcake. Heresy, I know.

[jgyn]

How's this for heresy (or hear say?)- I still like the Metal Zone!

[jockman]

Worst = Keeley Comp.
Best = SPF Ego booster.

[zekmoe]

Best -Klon of course!

Worst - Rat and most EH pedals.

[codeorama]

Best: Keeley Compressor, Keeley Blues Driver, Analogman TS9, Morley Bad Horsie II wah, Zvex SHO.

Worst: Zvex Fuzz Factory, DOD Death Metal, Ibanez Chorus Flanger.

[The Everlove]

best: strobostomp, zvex fuzz factory, barber tone press, maxon ad900

worst: stock v847 wah, Boss TU2, dod grunge

[waveman]

Best:
MI Audio Blue Boy Deluxe
Vodka Modded Boss SD-1
Maxon ROD 880
Tonebone Hot British
Nady TD-1 w/EH 12ax7 tube
Ibanez Bi-Stage Phaser

Worst:
Rocktron Silver Dragon
Boss DS-1
Digitech Hot Head
Marshall Jackhammer
Dano Chicken Salad

[enditol]

Best:

Digitech Whammy
Lovepedal Eternity
Silvermachine Wah
Barber Tone Press
Sea Blue EQ

Worst:

Digitech Whammy Reissue IV

[woude]

Best:
original boss ce-1 or retro-sonic chorus
area51 modded wah
fulltone fulldrive mosfet
diamond memory lane & ehx deluxe memory man
pigtronix ep-1

Worst:
visual sound H20
keeley modded boss metal zone
keeley modded ad-9
boss dd20
ehx hot tubes
ehx tube zipper
catalinbread teaser stallion

[BluesWannabe]

Best:

Mutron volume wah
Analogman Chorus
DLS Echotap
Reverend Drivetrain II
MXR Phase 100 vintage


Worst:

DOD FX60 Chorus
Boss SD-2 Dual Overdrive


Love/hate:

MXR Distorion+, bought at the same time as the Phase 100... maybe 1977 or 1978? Used it to almost get a decent tone out of crappy amps...

Tech 21 Sansamp original - before all of these "easy to use" digitial audio workstations, this made it pretty easy to get a decent sound on (gasp!) tape.

[Acid Test]

Best:
original boss ce-1 or retro-sonic chorus
area51 modded wah
fulltone fulldrive mosfet
diamond memory lane & ehx deluxe memory man
pigtronix ep-1

Worst:
visual sound H20
keeley modded boss metal zone
keeley modded ad-9
boss dd20
ehx hot tubes
ehx tube zipper
catalinbread teaser stallion

At HC, I have been saying the stallion is not very good and have taken a beating for it. Lots of people claim to love the pedal yet when I reviewed 75+ pages of pedalboard pictures, there was only 1 being used. Somehow, sometimes there are certain builders that people feel the need to kiss their a**.

[freakingjesse]

never use the boss mega distortion. don't even look at it.

[markom89]

you can add the Analog.Man bi-chorus to my list of "best" pedals... along with the klon centaur, BJF model R & skreddy SD...:)

[hungrymusician]

Interesting thread,hey,why dont we have an unofficial gearpage poll to see which is the best pedal and which is worst.Of course there will be categories for overdrive,distortion,wah,chorus,delay,phaser,flang er,and others....
I guess MT2 is a hot candidate for the worst dist...heh

Anyway,the best ive used:
Boss CE-2
Maxon AD999

Worst:
Boss CH-1,MT-2,DS-1,CS-3

note:Boss has been dictating the pedal industry and is one of the very few brands available here in my country throughout the decades...and later only to realize most of them suck.u guys are very lucky to have endless choices of pedals,from boutique to bullsh*t.anyway,yeah...keep it comin:)

[BoyMambo]

Best: Lovepedal Magicboy
Worst: Lovepedal Magicboy

Why? Great sounding effect, you could say it is magic, but it is pretty badly made.

[vulcaniza P]

gotta agree with the metal zone as being not good (soooo trying to talk a friend out of buying one.)... however i was circuit bending mine one day and it had some neato noises in it. i was getting pumped that it might have some use for me but then sadly it died as i was trying to drill a hole in it for a switch. i hit something on the circuit board and broke it.

one of the best: hmmmm, love my digitech spacestation, e.h. small stone (so lush) and i'm digging my audible disease ruture (rp 1) feedback loop. it adds madness when i want it.

[BigMuffPI]

Best:
Klon Centaur
Pete Cornish G-2

Worst:
Boss CS-3
Digitech Whammy 2

[Marc Roy]

Best:

MI Audio Blue Boy and Blue Boy Deluxe


Worst:

Boss Metal Zone (a friend had one in high school - complete shit in a box)

[quackattack]

Best:
SMF Green-line
SIB Echodrive
Hot British
ZVEX BOR
Foxrox Octron or Zvex Octane III (for angry moments & stage-rage)

Worst:
Fultone Distortion Pro !!!!!!! (no redeeming qualities whatsoever)
Proctavia !!
Swamp-Thang

Made the Cut, but underwhelmed
Teese Picture Wah (great w/ distortion soloing, crappy for funk rhythm)
MojoVibe (vibrato=great magnatone sound, but chorus = thin and grating)
Demeter Tremulator (like small footprint, tone is so-so)
Keeley Compressor (looses a little high-end)
Red Witch Moon Phaser (good clean, mediocre w/ distortion)

Jones-ing for
Klon (it's such a legend)
Zvex Ringtone
Zvex Probe Wah
Lovepedal COT 50
Diamond Memory Lane

In transit
Lovepedal Karl

[threm]

Worst:
Fultone Distortion Pro !!!!!!! (no redeeming qualities whatsoever)
Proctavia !!
Swamp-Thang

Would you mind telling what was wrong with the Swamp Thang?

As a tremolo nut I`ve been gassing for the Swamp Thang, despite having a few trems already.

[quackattack]

Sorry if I've struck a nerve. I actually had great hopes for the Swamp-Thang as the solution to my trem needs.

The unit I had was kind of dark and gritty sounding, not what I think of as "swampy". I still have not yet found the perfect trem pedal,(tried Demeter, Supra-Trem, Austone and Swamp-Thang) but I'll keep on looking.

I'm somewhat interested in the Empress and Frantone Vibutron, but am unwilling to gamble (sight unseen) at this point.

[thudle]

Hands down the RC Booster! Also, the BB preamp...together...awesome!

[Ibanez_Guy]

Best: ahh my Eternity

Worst: Ibanez Smash Box haha, maybe even worse than the Metal Zone :D

[zodiactone]

my best would be : Timmy, AC booster, and Lovepedal Dragon

Worst: Zoom 505

[dwes]

Worst = Keeley Comp.
Best = SPF Ego booster.

Hey Jockman,
Would you elaborate or send me an email on your thoughts? (Keeley Compressor)
Thanks,
Dave

[StompBoxBlues]

BEST:

Klon
Zendrive
Blues Devil
Fulltone '69
Sweetsound Mojo Vibe
Captain Coconuts 2
H20


WORST:
Captain Coconuts 2 (I have a love/hate thing going with mine)
(but I'm kinda kidding here...no way this is really on the "worst" list)
HBE UFO (the fuzz in this was like a blanket, pillows, and bedsheet over the amp)(octave was excellent though)
Boss RT-20 (if only for the cheesy display, and the incredibly bad OD!)

[btdvox]

BEST

-Zvex Seek Trem
- DL4
- Boss TU-2
- Zvex SHO
I dont like Fuzzes anymore- but the best i ever tried was definitly the Fuzz Factory

Most Popular Pedal imo ever to be made

MXR Phase 90.


BEST BANG FOR BUCK-

MM4

Worst-



Litteraly any Boss distortions, SD1, OD1, metal zone etc etc all that crap.
DS-1 also. Some people like the DS-1 it prob is there best distortion but still sounds like poo to me.

[longgonedaddy]

best:

Boss DM-3
Voodoo Lab Tremolo
Voodoo Lab Superfuzz
so far: Tonefactor Mule

Worst:
DOD Vibrothang
Boss CS-3

Disappointing
Fulltone Ultimate Octave
Effector 13 Blue Button

[g3rmanium]

theres a few, lets readabout your gems and your not so goods and did you keep them.

Best:


Hermida Mosferatu
Ibanez Standard Fuzz
Rocktron Zombie


Worst:


Ibanez Cyberdrive
Lovepedal Black Magic (had two of them -- both sucked)

[jcoggins7]

Best Tried-Menatone King of the Britains (the new, 7-knob one)

Best Owned-Menatone Ms. Foxy Brown (newest version) or Teese Wizard Wah...hard choice

Worst Owned-Boss V-Wah

Worst Tried-after all the crap I've tried that sounded horrible...I'd have trouble picking just one

[dgood]

I've been disappointed, to some extent, with every pedal I've ever tried except for the Z.Vex BOR (Vexter version).

[Marc Roy]

I don't have much experience with pedals yet, but here goes:

Best

-MI Audio Blue Boy and Blue Boy Deluxe (great sounding and great price)

-Retro-Sonic Compressor (the next pedal on my list)

-Tonebone Classic

-Xotic BB Preamp (I hope anyway, just ordered one - great sounding clips)

-Sweet Sound Mojo Vibe (seriously thinking of picking one up)


Worst

-Boss Metal Zone (The king of buzz and shitty tone - a friend of mine bought on in high school and fell in love with it. Everyone else couldn't stand it. Completely useless).

-Boss RV-2 Reverb/Delay (metallic-sounding reverbs)

-Morley Switchless Wah (a real tone sucker)


Pedals which didn't work for me

-Hermida Zendrive (I tried so hard to like this, but for some reason, I couldn't get it to work for me. On the up side, Alf Hermida is a great guy to deal with and builds quality stuff. Very well-built pedal)

-Fulltone FD2 (too much high end for my taste)

-Barber LTD (see Fulltone FD2)

[melody maker]

i play through a digitech rp50. seems to have everything i need. am i nieve? don't see alot of digitech fans... I still have my
mutron from the '70's but never use it also have a tech-21 comp dortion, But the Degitech is all-in-onehttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/59-MELODYMAKER/IMG_2495.jpg

[RDM]

Worst: Keeley MT2 Metal Zone

I'm not dissing the Keeley stuff, as I'm sure it's great. But that pedal just sucked.

[phoenix 7]

Best:

Pedalworx Texas 2-Step
Klon
Retro-Sonic Chorus Ensemble
T-Rex Replica


Worst:

Boss DD-3 (2001 model)
basic Dunlop wah

[dyna]

Best:
Inline Effects OD. Made my Traynor Guitar Mate sound like a growling old AC 30
Very dynamic and musical. Where can I ever find another one?
Ibanez Overdrive II OD 855 germanium clone
Dyna/Ross compressor clone
Roland Bee Baa, just for the fun of it.
Worst:
DOD fuzz

[Fourth Feline]

/Worst = Keeley Comp.
Best = SPF Ego booster.

Hi Jockman,

Would you kindly elaborate on the S.P.F 'Ego Booster' ? I have my eye on that or the Barber Launch Pad / MXR Line booster / MI Audio 'Boost'n'Buff' - as a clean booster to lift the volume of my single coil guitars and yet retain/ add some sparkle before going into the amp.

Any input would be gratefully recieved

Thanks.

[Joses]

just tried the super 6 & the purple plexi for the first time over the weekend...gotta say, both tied for the worst pedals i've ever tried :(

not dissin' the brand in any way, they just didn't hit it off with me...i wanted to like em, really did...but they just didn't do it for me

[quackattack]

BEST: Barber Tone Press / Demeter Tremulator/ SIB Echo Drive / Klon / COT-50 / SPF GreenLine

WORST: Fuller Disortion Pro / Blackstone Mosfet OD / Framptone Switcher / BadCat 2-Tone / Proctavia / Keeley Comp

[Apartment 11]

Best: TS-9DX, Dunlop Cry Baby, Boss CS-3

Worst: Boss MT-2, Boss CE-5

[hazel-rah]

BEST:
klon
sunface
vintage ad80

WORST:
reverend drivetrain
reissue vox clyde
stock ts9
fulltone soulbender

[Eagle1]

Best = Get an amp with enough gain and a PCM91 and 2290 in a parallel loop.
Worst = RC Booster, total shit ,almost no boost ,compression and a tone sucker.

[danieldanger]

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop_image/product/5b9c5959859ad8d9e11935db41fc9252.jpg

absolute worst piece of trash of all time. i was given an entire store display setup of danelectro pedals for free for some odd reason (complete with oversized stupidly heavy display unit), all but one (the reverse delay was alright) were terrible, but this one took the cake. and to this day goes down in the books as the most useless poorly designed junk pedal to exist.

-the on/off button is in a place you cant hit with your foot
-there are no knobs, only plastic buttons to adjust setting, and only 4 options to choose from
-the rocker pedal has no middle ground, its either up or down, the difference between them is so minute as to completely negate it
-its shaped like a stupid car
-it is the worst sounding pedal ive ever heard, kills any tone, sounds tiny and cheap and muddy

i hate it. i actually hate it. but i keep it around to remind myself that evil exists in this world.

[haslar]

Interesting thread - resurrected!

Best:
Maxon CP101 (best compressor I've had so far)
Boss DD-3 (I've had mine for 15 years and still love it)
BYOC Mouse (perfect)

Worst:
Boss CS-2
Boss MT-2
80s Korg A5 multieffect: this one takes the cake. Unbelievably crap.

Good-sounding but flawed:
Boss RE-20 (sound leaks through even in bypass)
Soldano Supercharger GTO (noisy as hell)
Xotic RC Booster & BB Preamp (fragile switches, flimsy built)

[motokev]

BEST:
1. Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor, Vox, Marshall, Mesa
2. Fulltone OCD, sweet
3. Scream Cheese OD pedal
4. Zvex Box of Rock, BOOST is really good. It can make any cheap amp sound good.
5. MXR Carbon Delay

WORSE:
1. Peavey Dirty Dog, MAN O MAN, real real BAD
2. Dan Electro Fab Tone, BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZY
3. Boss DS-1
4. Boss DS-5 Delay

[guitarpedaladdict]

I'm gonna throw two in on "best" and "worst" - first is best regardless of price, second is best for effect and value.

Best - Effectrode Tube Vibe - this thing is BAD A$$! Giant pedal, expensive, but sounds unbelievable.

Best Value and Sound - Pfeiffer Phaser ($110'ish) - little known pedal, not the coolest looking thing, but far and away the best phaser for under $200.

Now for the Worst - 1st over-hyped and over priced 2nd - just plain crappy sounding...

1 - TREX Replica - how in the world this thing got the review it did is beyond me - yes, it does sound good, but it's a one-trick pony that is horribly overpriced and hyped for what it offers. The "brown" switch really doesn't change much and I actually found myself missing my simple old boss DD5! Have since switched to an Eventide Timefactor - very cool, but a real study to fully learn.

2 - Boss DS-2 - a bastardization of the DS-1 which was a great pedal on it's own.

[espechemode]

Worst -

Way Huge Swollen Pickle MKII

coolest looking worst fuzz EVER. not much gain available at all, flubby and overly woolly on pretty much ever setting. tweaked all the trimpots and knobs and couldn't get a good sound. just sounds like crap no matter what you do. the original Swollen Pickle I had slayed this thing, though it was far too scooped sounding to use in a band setting.

[BReyes]

BEST:
TS7-cheap and super effective, i dig it.
DD20-awesome and full featured

WORST:
MetalCore-sounds like a pile of shit sizzling on the edge of I-95 in the summertime. Actually, that would sound better than this "pedal"

Also anything that starts with Boss and ends with -ortion. Using a speaker cable into your amp gives you better distortion...

[WurstBurst]

Best:
MI Audio GI Fuzz

Worst:
Rocktron Rampage

[stanbk]

Best: Dallas Rangemaster. I have had 4. Some are noisy and non-musical. But when you get the right one (like I currently have) there is simply nothing better.

Worst: Tycobrahe Octavia: Noisy, distorted beast that does more to obscure the effect than enhance the octave ring (and I have had 3 over the years). Heck, the 200 dollar foxrox octron is much better, not to mention the older optical Mayer Octavias.

[zekmoe]

Many "best". Currently Klon (had it for like 10 years), Orange BB.

Worse...maybe Reissue EH Phaser, EH Big Muff, Cry Baby...Hendrix model...suckage.

[Ros]

Best : Visual Sound Liquid Chorus

Worst : Washburn Soloist

-R.

[swla]

Best: Barber MI Crunch Box, DOD 201 Phasor

Worst: DOD DFX9, Boss CH-1

[jfusion10]

Best:
Distortion: Fulldrive, Timmy and OCD.
Phaser: Moog Phaser and Pigtronix EP-2 (super versatile but the Moog sound wise wins hands down... Talk about the Juiciest phase sounds in 12-Stage mode).
Fuzz: Zvex Fuzz Probe
Delay: MXR Carbon Copy, Diamond Memory Lane (2?), Pigtronix Echolution, Moog Analog Delay (wins hands down... Dark repeats are killer... yes i'm a huge moog fan, can someone tell me why they are underappreciated?)
Envelope Filter: Moog Lowpass Filter
Synth Pedals: Does the MXR Bluebox Count? (certainly sounds like a Synth) and the Moog Freqbox.
Chorus: Diamond Halo Chorus... I was playing with someone elses rig and he had a Digitech Whammy which was in Detune Mode... sounded pretty good, although I can't be 100% sure cuz I was playing live.
Octavia Fuzz: Fulltone Ultimate Octave. The Fuzz is ok but the Octave is awesome! Pigtronix OFO Distnortion
Other: Moog Ring Mod can do Funk and Fusion pretty good. The tremolo on it is good too. And Moog MuRF

Worst:
Boss SP-2, MT-2 (all of the boss pedals, besides Giga Delay, RC-20, and RE-20)

Disappointing:
Memory Man (idk I thought the Carbon Copy sounded better for cheaper, and the Memory Man is huge)
Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe (lack of speed versatility, I can get a killer uni-vibe with the Moog Phaser)
Big Muff (sorry not a huge EH fan)

Pedals That Sound Good that I haven't tried (some I want to buy others I don't need or want):
Homebrew Electronics Frostbite Flanger... Holy Aligator Juice! This thing sounds amazing! WANT!
Red Witch Fuzz God 2 soooo fat. WANT!
Red Witch Empress Chorus WANT!
All Strymon Pedals (Brigadier, Blue Sky Reverb, and El Capistan WANT!)
Fulltone Clyde Wah Don't want but cool
HEXE Bitcrusher Ditto
Pigtronix Mothership Maybe WANT...!
Lightfoot Labs Goat Keeper Cool but don't want

[dancehall]

Best: Probably Menatone King of the Britains 7-knob with boost. I have a good few pedals I love but I could see how they could be better (DM-2 sounds fantastic but could have longer delay time, for instance) but I don't see how the KOTB could reasonably be much better.

Worst: DOD Supra Distortion. Yikes.

[rsm]

Since this is subjective...

Best (for me): DamageControl Glass Nexus, JangleBox, Nova Drive, EH BMP with Tone Wicker, Damage Control Liquid Blues. I sold a Nova System, and regret it, will likely get another.

Worst (for me): Carl Martin The Fuzz (meh, and weak for the price IMO). I also didn't like the Mastotron. Not saying these are bad pedals, just not the effects I wanted.

YMMV

[jguitarnash]

Best-Zen Drive, 70s MXR Dist +, Barber Direct Drive, EHX Big Muff w/Tone Wicker, Danelectro Fabtone

Worst- ProCo Rat, Boss Turbo Distortion, any of the Ibanez Tonelok series

[monty]

lol, my pedaboard is full of the "worst"!

[TomOliver]

Best: Z.Vex Super Hard On

Worst: Boss OS-2. Just to be an ass, I A/B'd with a Sweet Honey OD and I could not stop laughing.

[Gary Ladd]

Worst -

Way Huge Swollen Pickle MKII

coolest looking worst fuzz EVER. not much gain available at all, flubby and overly woolly on pretty much ever setting. tweaked all the trimpots and knobs and couldn't get a good sound. just sounds like crap no matter what you do. the original Swollen Pickle I had slayed this thing, though it was far too scooped sounding to use in a band setting.

Yep, the I find ALL of the Way Huge MKII reissues to be not close to the original stuff!

The Mr. Sage Black Pearl Distortion (Swollen Pickle clone) I bought off the emporium it 100X better than the Swollen Pickle MKII :bonk

[tnt365]

Best:
SRB808+ Dual Drive
Worst:
BOSS DS-1

[dqualley]

Favorites: Tech 21 SansAmp GT2, Boss Flanger (BF-3), Boss Blues Driver (BD-2)

Least favorites: Boss Octave (OC-3), Electro Harmonix Small Clone, Boss Overdrive/Distortion (OS-2)

[Dr. Tweedbucket]

Best:

Boss DD3
Boss DD-20
TC Nova Mod
Boss FL-3 High band Flanger
MXR 117 Flanger (original)
MXR Delay II rack mount
MXR Digital delay 1500 rack
Morley bad horsie wah

Worst:
Boss GT-3 multi effects
Alesis quadraverb multi (good in it's day, but lame today).
Electro Harmonix (anything out of the 80s.... big, bulky and they all quit working within a couple years.

[SBLP]

if i was there right now buddy , id kick your arse for even plugging your guitar into that steaming pile of crap. all i need to see is DOD and thats enuff for me not to even bother with it.
LOL. Agreed on DOD... at least the ones I've tried... ew. Went into the local mom-n-pop and they had an old 70's DOD phaser. I was in the market for a new phaser at the time, and decided to give it a try.

Holy Tone Suck, Batman!!!:hide2

Sounded like someone smeared a pumpkin pie on my pickups, then took a wet blanket and put it over my head, and shoved a cucumber up my ass just in case any residual tone might have snuck in through the back door.

Anyway, more on topic:

BEST:


Buddy Guy Sig Wah



OCD



Carbon Copy


WORST:


Behringer digital multi-effects--space animals with butt gas.
Marshall Guv'nor 2 Plus--(or how to give your tone a tracheotomy)


and a new category:

PLEASANT SURPRISES:


Behringer Vintage Phaser--about 80% of a Small Stone for 15$

[scorpiobevo]

Best:
EQD Hoof
Barber Trifecta
Malekko Ekko 616

Worst:
Digitech Deathmetal
Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz
Zoom gnx-3 multi...................ughhh

[nkempers]

Best: Empress Super Delay
Worst: MXR Dyna Comp

[HeavyG]

Best
Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808HW
Fulltone Fat Boost (original)
Boss Fender '63 Fender Reverb

Worst
Boss Metal Zone - It was cool... 15 years ago.
EH Nano Small Clone - complete and utter pile of crap

There is a lot of hate on the DS-1. I love my DS-1s. I have gone through 3 of them over the past 15 years. They are cheap and give a great 90s rock sound. I guess they are not for everyone, but I will always have one on my board.

[mizer357]

love:
bjf pine green comp (major regret in selling mine)
screwdriver
tim
skrecho
blue sky reverb
hartman flanger
cosmichorus v2

no love:
+1 nano small clone
satchurator
boss hm2
byoc flanger

[noisefromalaska]

BEST:
Neunaber wet reverb
Fairfield Barbershop and RR
MG space city echo
Lightfootlabs GK2
WMD geiger counter

WORST:
Pigtronix mothership

[wck]

best:
-modded boss cs-3 (paid more than 3 times the price of the stock for the mod but its well worth it.) i leave it on almost all the time now.

-heavily modded vox wah. used some of the components from the 2nd gen of jen wahs. sounds great now.

worst: stock boss cs-3. its so bad that i knew it sucked even though its the first comp i ever used..sent it for modding on the day i got it.

[david henman]

...i would hesitate to call it "best", but my radial tonebone hot british is a pedal i will probably never sell, simply because it is just about the only pedal on the market that does that scooped "thunk" thing. line six has a pedal that does that, but nowhere near as well.

as for worst? i've never owned a pedal that i ended up hating.

on the other hand, you'll never get me to admit that i actually bought and paid for a behringer multifx pedal, which i ended up giving to my brother.

if there was any justice, i'd be serving hard time...

:facepalm

[jb1911]

Best:
DMM
Eternity
BBB07

Worst:
OCD
DS-1

[Muzikp]

Sorry if I've struck a nerve. I actually had great hopes for the Swamp-Thang as the solution to my trem needs.

The unit I had was kind of dark and gritty sounding, not what I think of as "swampy". I still have not yet found the perfect trem pedal,(tried Demeter, Supra-Trem, Austone and Swamp-Thang) but I'll keep on looking.

I'm somewhat interested in the Empress and Frantone Vibutron, but am unwilling to gamble (sight unseen) at this point.
Have you looked at the George Dennis Tremolo pedal? It's totally unlike the supa-trem and others you mentioned so you might like it.

[gishlullmoon]

best pedals:

skreddy mayo
dod grunge
digitech death metal
big muff 78'
stomp under foot civil war
dod classic fuzz

worst
anything made by devi ever

[shadesofgray]

Worst: Boss OD-1

This pedal is honestly alot worse than any of the pedals mentioned so far
It cuts off the low end at like 1kHz and then it basically sounds like if you're using a broken guitar cable

Because the distortion sounds like overly compressed 60-cycle hum
Anyone else tried this one? It's positively terrible :)

[CE-2 Man]

Best

Coron Space Machine 70
MXR Phase 45
Jen Motor Phaser
Boss CE-1 (Vibrato)

Worst

Its been 10 years and i still havent played or seen anything as offensive sounding and crass looking as the Marshall Guvnor Reissue. Silver and gold? What we're they thinking? And as for the sound.........

[peridot1]

I really really like the POG2. What a neat surprise.

Worst? It'll just make people mad.

[StopReferencing]

Best: Maybe the Deluxe Memory Man, in a large box, modded by Howard Davis.

Worst: Maybe the Toadworks Phantasm. HATED that thing.

[Curt]

Best

Tim
Dumkudo
Zendrive
Sweetsound UltraVibe

So-So

Dirty Little Secret.

Worst

EH Wiggler

[v-verb]

.....

Worst? It'll just make people mad.

C'mon - man up and tell us - please!

[peridot1]

Well not worst but most disappointing. Probably get flamed (maybe deservingly) but the Flanger Hoax. The Hoax was the noisiest pedal I ever had. Hope mine was a bad unit. Can't imagine anyone being able to tolerate that. The hiss was over the top.

and I like EHX pedals.

[JumpMarine]

The Best:
KoT
Boiling Point
Tim

The Worst:
Anything in the Digitech RP Series
Big Muff Pi

[más_fuerte]

Best:
Zendrive

Worst:
Little Big Muff

[Rabidclam]

As far as stuff I've actually owned...

BEST
Hardwire CM-2 Overdrive
Boss DD-7

WORST
Digitech Hot Head
RP50

SURPRISED (In a good way)
Behringer RV600
Dano Tuna Melt and Hashbrowns

SURPRISED (in a bad way)
Boss BD-2 (for some reason it just does not get along with my strat. Loves humbuckers though.)
Boss AC-3 (gets along VERY well with my strat. Great for live performances.)

[v-verb]

Well not worst but most disappointing. Probably get flamed (maybe deservingly) but the Flanger Hoax. The Hoax was the noisiest pedal I ever had. Hope mine was a bad unit. Can't imagine anyone being able to tolerate that. The hiss was over the top.

and I like EHX pedals.

Guess it lived up to it's name! Good you mentioned it.

My most disappointing was a HAO Rumble ODS (or Mod) - couldn't figure it out. Heard it was supposed to be good but...

And a Gaspedals Dumb Bell - again just couldn't get it to work for me though many have loved it!

[steveRB]

worst- Tech 21 Double Drive. Everytime I would play two notes together it would cause some kind of weird phasing. I can't explain why it did that but it had that flaw with my guitars. It was sold as a limited edition, maybe there was a reason for that.

best- Mutron Phaser II. I'm not a big fan of modulation but that pedal had depth and character. It got "misplaced" during a move across country. :jo

[pdodge77]

Favorites: mu-tron Phasor II. Bought new old stock in high school in the early 90's and sold it a few years ago with enough profit to vover most of my Reverend Goblin. I also love my Voodoo Labs Sparkledrive (wish more pedals had blendable clean) and my red Full-Drive II. I've got to say my Dano Cool Cat fuzz is shockingly good for $30.

Least Favorites: EHX Memory Boy, BBE Two-timer, I always seem to want an analog delay pedal, but I'm always let down. HipKitty Oxblood great tones, but you have to really crank the gain just to achieve unity. Boss DS1.

[Chadley]

Best: Strymon BSR, Foxrox ZIM, Octron and Aquavibe, Tim

Pedals that I thought were going to be good but just made me turn my head sideways and say "Huh?":

Carbon Copy, KOT.

[rkolts]

Best: Stomp Under Foot Civil War Muff

Worst: Modtone Dyno Drive

[D0S3]

Right now the pedal that is the best I have tried/owned is the Skreddy Echo. This was the first pedal that I had to deal with the whole waiting list deal, which of course places expectations on it that could easily not be met. I own a Empress VMSD, so it had some competition coming in. Once I plugged the Skreddy in and gave it a whirl, I must say worth the wait and a fantastic delay pedal.

[ShaneV]

I'm pretty partial to my PitchFactor, because it has so many sounds in it.


Worst is hard to say. In terms of most disappointing I'd say Teese Wizard Wah or Visual Sound Liquid Chorus, becaue I had high expectations for both and didn't care for either.

[TommiK]

Can't decide the best, I like the pedals I have now. Well, except for that Boss Chorus...

The worst by far was the Fulltone Distortion Pro. Couldn't find a usable sound no matter how I set it, and there was such good press on it when I got it. Learned something about hype right there.

[mrbeaverreviews]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSPoLTiwds

that thing rocks!!!!

[guitarslinger21]

best:
Stomp Under Foot - Civil War
Stomp Under Foot - Violet Ram's Head
Boss RV-3
MXR Classic Distortion
Barber Dirty Bomb

Worst:
HBE Medicine Bawl Wah
HBE Ultimate Fuzz Octave
Hao Rust Driver
Electro Harmonix Holy Stain

totally indifferent or slightly flawed = too many to mention.

[rummy]

Best - Maxon OD-9
Worst - Boss DS-1, Boss MT-2.

[crxshdxmmy]

Best: Timmy
Worst: Ibanez SM-7

[slopeshoulder]

best:
- menatone anything
- strymon anything
- hermida anything

worst:
- 70's Morley fuzz-wah-volume pedal. I blame it for stunting my ascent to guitar godhood and fame. Imagine the sound of a thousand bees dying. Now think one worse.
- I had some sort of maestro fuzz in '75 that my bandmates dissembled and said was stolen.
- I also despised the Rumble Mod

[cajone5]

Best - Skreddy Mayo

Worst - BBE Orange Squash Compressor

[WVBLUESMAN]

Best:
Ibanez TS-9 with 808 mod
T1M "The Pearl" (Fish factory clone) it's on order, but I'm sure it won't disappoint.

Worst:
BBE Mind Bender (Never had a pedal make that much noise)

[phazersonstun]

Limiting mine to this year only (which was primarily gain pedals) I'll go with:

Best:
Suhr Riot. This thing just loves my LP.

Worst:
Vox Satchurator. I couldn't return that lifeless sounding thing fast enough.

Of all time,
Best: Marshall Shredmaster
Worst: Boss Metal Zone

[cajone5]

Best:
Ibanez TS-9 with 808 mod
T1M "The Pearl" (Fish factory clone) it's on order, but I'm sure it won't disappoint.

Worst:
BBE Mind Bender (Never had a pedal make that much noise)


Oh my god - I think I tried to strike that experience from my memory. The mind bender was aweful (or awful with any knobs above about 8:00 or so)

Why did you have to remind me about that one...

[your name here]

Best I've owned: Everything currently on the board in my sig., plus several others- CE-1, ZVex Probes, Hotcake, Fetto Dlx., etc.(...and hopefully the El Capistan!).

Worst I've owned/still own:

Mesa V-twin- Try to make one sound good... I dare you! Completely useless, ear-grating mud through any amp. Yes, I tried different tubes.

Fulltone FD2- Had a fizzy decay that sat on top of the note.

Fulltone Distortion Pro- Mud. That's about it.

Rat- To be fair, I had a mid-ish 90's RI. Couldn't ever find a good tone in it. To me, Rats only sound ok when I'm not the one playing them. Weird.

Carbon Copy- Everybody loves it. I thought it was wimpy. Non-existent modulation and lots of noise, too. I tried a few...

[KevinFinn]

Worst:
Boss Mega Distortion
Boss Metal Zone
Boss DS-1
Boss FZ-3 Fuzz

(I don't tend to like the fizzy-brittle Boss distortions... but I do like the OD3. And I adore other Boss stuff - like DD3, DD5, DD20, or my tuner... I'm not a Boss hater.)

[Joe Silence]

best:


Ross Phaser Distortion (made in Kansas version, tho the Taiwanese ones are just as good)
Analog Man DS-1 (Mike worked a miracle!)
EHX Small Stone (both my dear departed 70s one and the beat-up black Russian i have now)
Ibanez DE-7 (LOVE the sound in "ECHO" mode but the footswitch and jacks are brittle...best put in a true bypass switch loop)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
MXR Phase 45 (original i bought off a friend in the 80s. sounded great. WHY DID I SELL THIS?!?)
Ross Chorus (see Phase 45 entry)
DeArmond Weeper Wah (bought new in '84, sold in '88. D'OH!)


worst:


Dunlop MXR Phase 100
Boss CE-3 (tho, to be fair, i'm pretty sure it got b0rk3d)
Crowther Hotcake (okay, this will probly be flame bait but i just can't get it to not sound muddy. maybe it's me?)
ALL Boss compressor pedals (i've had and sold every version, too)

[Brettski]

best pedals:

skreddy mayo
dod grunge
digitech death metal
big muff 78'
stomp under foot civil war
dod classic fuzz

worst
anything made by devi ever
No love for the Devster anymore, huh? Oh well, there's lots of fuzz out there; certainly enough to go around.

Best:
Radial Tonebone Classic
MXR Carbon Copy
BYOC Shredder
EHX LPB-1
Devi Ever Shoegazer

Worst:
Swollen Pickle MKII (GOD, I wanted that one to be good :mad:)

I have to agree with an above poster, I don't think DS-1's are all that bad. And I've gotten some really nice sounds out of my Marshall Guvnor II, IDK.

[iantag]

MXR JH fuzz octave...at first I thought it was faulty...nope thats how it sounds they told me....an hysterical joke played on me by MXR...I laughed till I stopped.

Neunaber Wet Reverb....this thing cost me $200 USD and sounds not like reverb but your in a large ambient hall with a 1000 people farting at the same time while singing out of key like Anthony Kiedis...yeah you got me Neunaber!

[Jules]

Best - Wilson signature Q wah

Simply the best wah I've ever played


Worst - Boss CH1

Just terrible

[sick1982]

Best: Damage Control stuff (Demonizer & Solid Metal)
Worst: DigiTech stuff

[Mancunion]

Best: T Pedals T Fuzz

Worst: gear that doesn't work... and a mention to my Ronsound Teaser Fuzz. I scored it second hand in Manchester a few years back. It has a #17 serial number, it's exceptionally well made, just is sooo lame. Or maybe I'm not the greatest Bolin fan around...

I've learned that you can put almost anything to good use but the Teaser proved to be a difficult one to deal with. Would love to try his Hairpie though.

[KyKaH]

Best:
RAT
Worst:
Zoom 505

[askthedust]

Best :

Skreddy Echo
Fromel Seraph
Fromel Shape
Metasonix TM-1
Devi Ever Soda Meiser
Dice Works Muff Finale
Malekko E600D

[acbarros]

Best: Analogman King of Tone
Worst: Boss MT-2

[Overdriver18]

I can't remember if i've posted in this thread before.

Best: TC Nova Repeater

Worst: Any Boss Overdrive / Distortion

[Frenster]

Best:
Tim - Best transparent drive I've played.
RAF Mirage - Best compressor I've had.

Honorable Mention:
Zendrive
KOT
Dumb Bell

Trash:
Dano phaser - took a half second to engage after you hit the pedal.

[waters]

MXR JH fuzz octave...at first I thought it was faulty...nope thats how it sounds they told me....an hysterical joke played on me by MXR...I laughed till I stopped.

Neunaber Wet Reverb....this thing cost me $200 USD and sounds not like reverb but your in a large ambient hall with a 1000 people farting at the same time while singing out of key like Anthony Kiedis...yeah you got me Neunaber!

How did Neunaber get you? Why didn't you just return the pedal for a full refund? Did it take you more than the 15 days he allows for full refund returns to decide you did not like it? I was just curious because you seem so passionate about pedals you don't like.